Comparison

Phodeo vs alike

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Phodeo

Transform your photos and videos with dynamic animated effects. Go beyond basic filters and stickers to add exciting visuals like tornadoes or explosions to your content. Easily create and share unique animated creations with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Animated live effects
  • Customizable filters
  • Add text and sketches
  • Live video recording effects
  • Photo enhancement
  • GIF conversion
Features
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Pick your favorite effects and start adding to your live video with Phodeo! Phodeo is NOT just another app that adds basic text, stickers, or filters... instead it's a new way to add animated live effects to your photos and videos. Get creative with your selfies or any other picture you'd like. Create a Phodeo in just a couple of seconds and easily share with family and friends with text, Facebook, instagram sharing and more! Selfies- No more boring selfies!! Make them fun and exciting with dozens of animated effects to pick from. Photos- Take any ordinary scenic photo and add a tornado, explosion, or rock avalanche! Videos- Interact with awesome animation effects during a live recording! Filters- Choose from dozens of filters to get that right look! Text and Paint- Add your own text and sketches for your own personal touch! Easily share on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Text, and more! Also, convert your Phodeo to a GIF if you'd like!

About

alike

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Miles apart, still together. Alike pairs your phone with your favorite person's. You see each other live, strike the same pose, and both phones capture the exact same instant on a synchronized shutter. Both shots land side by side in a gallery that belongs to just the two of you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Friend once — share a link, tap it, you're paired for good. 2. Call anytime — start a live session; your friend's phone rings like a call. 3. See each other live while you line up the same expression. 4. One synchronized shutter fires on both phones at the same moment. 5. Both photos save to your shared two-person gallery. FOUR WAYS TO SHOOT • Peek-a-boo — squeeze into one frame from two places. • Top & bottom — stack your halves into one tall shot. • Side by side — the classic duo diptych. • Frame — one of you becomes the other's picture frame. MADE FOR TWO • Works across any distance — same room or opposite sides of the planet. • Missed a call? It waits as a knock you can answer later. • A shared photo diary only the two of you can open. • Solo mode: match yourself against any photo — an idol's pose, an old picture of you, anything. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos are end-to-end encrypted. They're sealed on your phone before they ever leave it, and only you two hold the keys — we couldn't look at them if we wanted to. Grab your person and make the same face.

Screenshots

Phodeo4 screens
alike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: alike at none against Phodeo's 6. Phodeo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Phodeo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. alike asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phodeo ships an update every 2 weeks, alike every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phodeo versus alike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhodeoalike
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (181 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings181 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrassapper LLCJoCoding, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Phodeo

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Watermark not removed after purchase
  • Payment failed but money taken
  • Upgrade not unlocking features
  • Ads still present after purchase
  • Cannot restore purchases after reinstall
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  • Freezes when trying to restore purchases
  • Unable to use in-app purchases with video
  • Crashes when trying to save

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more effects
  • Make effects longer for pictures and videos
  • Allow adding more than two effects
  • Fix inability to save with in-app purchased options for video

alike

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Phodeo

One-time6
  • Remove all Ads$1.99
  • Remove Watermark$1.99
  • Unlock All Filters$1.99
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  • Unlock All Fonts & Font colors$1.99
  • Unlock All Fx$3.99
  • Unlock everything$5.99
None

alike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phodeo free?
Phodeo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is alike free?
alike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phodeo or alike have ads?
alike shows ads; Phodeo does not.
Which is updated more often, Phodeo or alike?
Phodeo ships an update every 2 weeks, and alike every 3 weeks. Most recently, Phodeo was updated on November 2, 2026 and alike on October 31, 2026.

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